A festive greeting outside Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Photo by Susan Urmy
Vanderbilt University Medical Center never closes. Silent nights don’t happen here; there’s too much work to be done caring for our patients and our community. But Medical Center employees still create a festive atmosphere and reach out to others in this season of giving and celebration. Here are a few scenes of people and places from the 2022 holiday season.
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Photo by Susan Urmy
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